This year’s nominations for the always unpredictable Golden Globes have been released and I must say, it is the snubs that are more noticeable than the films and performances that actually got nominated. For starters, Get Out managed to get nominated for Best Motion Picture-Musical Or Comedy and Best Actor for Daniel Kaluuya, but nothing for writer/director Jordan Peele. Call Me By Your Name got nominated for Best Motion Picture and for its stars Timothee Chalamet and Armie Hammer. But no Best Director nomination for Luca Guadagnino, no Screenplay nomination for James Ivory, and no Best Song nomination for “Mystery Of Love” by Sufjan Stevens. Interestingly, Lady Bird performed well with 4 nominations yet it missed out on a Best Director nomination for Greta Gerwig.

Even more shocking is the lack of The Big Sick anywhere. Despite the cross-culture dramedy becoming a summer arthouse hit, there was still no love for actor/co-writer Kumail Nanjiani or even Holly Hunter who seemed like such an easy get in Best Supporting Actress due to her stature. Also, Jake Gyllenhaal missed out on a Best Actor-Drama nomination for Stronger which makes him even more vulnerable in the Best Actor field.

Going back to the actual nominees, The Shape Of Water managed to lead the pack with seven nominations while The Post and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri tallied up six nominations a piece. Also, All The Money In The World managed to pull out three nominations despite missing out on Best Motion Picture-Drama and its last minute reshoots with Christopher Plummer replacing Kevin Spacey. Whether this is an indication of the film’s quality or the fact that the Golden Globes want to be a button-pusher remains to be seen.

Best Motion Picture-Drama:

Call Me By Your Name
Dunkirk
The Post
The Shape Of Water
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Best Motion Picture-Musical Or Comedy:

The Disaster Artist
Get Out
The Greatest Showman
I, Tonya
Lady Bird

Best Director:

Guillermo Del Toro, The Shape Of Water
Martin McDonagh, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Christopher Nolan, Dunkirk
Ridley Scott, All The Money In The World
Steven Spielberg, The Post

Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project
Armie Hammer, Call Me By Your Name
Richard Jenkins, The Shape Of Water
Christopher Plummer, All The Money In The World
Sam Rockwell, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri